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An Albatross
You'd think a weekend show in Chicago would do well, especially considering there's a touring band from Japan with a huge cult following and a local band releasing their CD.
Oh, but that's where you'd think wrong! The staff is nice enough, they feed us well and provide us with plenty of beer and whiskey. The local bands are friendly folks as well, and what crowd shows up is very supportive -- but it still makes us wince to see a band like DMBQ play for so few folks in a major U.S. city. All over the Rust Belt the story is the same. People just don't have the money to go out, even on the weekends. There is also the widespread belief that folks in the other parts of the country just don't understand how bad it is there.
It should be an interesting election.
We point our van east and start driving towards Michigan in the pouring rain.
About the Author
Phillip Price is the keyboard player for Wilkes-Barre-based band An Albatross.
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